Yuwa Japanese Anniversary Dinner on October 23
Yuwa Japanese Cuisine will celebrate its first year in fine style by hosting an exclusive one-night-only Anniversary Dinner on Tuesday, October 23 and we were lucky enough to get a preview. The event begins with a sparkling wine reception at 6 p.m. before Yuwa Executive Chef and Co-Owner Masahiro Omori demonstrates his signature take on the regional cuisines of his home country of Japan with an eight-course dinner that will be paired with rare sake and wine selected by Yuwa Co-Owner and Sake Sommelier Iori Kataoka.
Tickets to the Anniversary Dinner are available for $99 per person plus taxes and gratuity. online at TICKETS
Highlights of the menu include a selection of canapés, ringo–gama (roasted duck, eggplant, white mushroom with spicy miso in BC Fuji apple), madai uroko age (fried tilefish and maitake tempura with Niigata Mojio seaweed salt) and braised Wagyu on renkon manju (thinly sliced Wagyu rib eye on lotus root cake, carrot, fried lotus root, wasabi, kinoko an-kake).
Our preview was an absolute delight, for $99 this is a deal.
Reception Tantalus Vineyard – Blanc de Noir 2015, B.C. with a Hokkaido Hotate Unshu Ae – Lightly seared scallop with wakame seaweed, grapefruits, salmon roe
Hassun – Appetizer
Matsumoto Shuhari Gohyakumangoku Junmai,
Kyoto Japan Autumn Eggplant Ebi Shinjo – fried eggplant stuffed with prawn pate
Egg Custard Square – steamed Maple Hill Farm egg custard square, topped with BC uni and Northern Divine Caviar
Goma Cream Spinach – dried persimmon with creamy sesame sauce, pine nuts
Modori Katsuo Tataki – seared Nagasaki bonito, local garlic sprouts with ponzu gelee
Simmered Sanma – pike mackerel simmered with sweet soy sauce and hint of Japanese sour plum
Wanmono – Soup
Kokuryu – Ryu Daiginjo, Fukui Japan with Tai Snapper Ushiojiru, Winter melon, chrysanthemum, in Japanese Tai snapper stock
Agemono – Fried
Starmont Chardonnay 2014, Carneros California with Toyosu Market Amadai Tatsuta-age & Matsutake Tempura Amadai – tilefish tatsuta-age, matsutake pine mushroom and chestnuts tempura with mojio-seaweed salt
Nimono – Simmered
Tengumai Yamahai Junmai, Ishikawa Japan with Braised Snake River Farm Wagyu on Renkon Manju – Thinly sliced wagyu rib eye on fried lotus root cake square, kinoko mushroom an-kake thick sauce, arare-rice cracker bits
Yakimono – Grilled
Alois Ladeger Krafuss Pinot Nero 2012, Piedmont Italy with Ringo-Gama – Roasted Yarrow Meadows Farm duck, eggplant, white mushroom with spicy miso in BC Gala apple
Tome – Finishing
Robert Weil Riesling Tradition 2016, Rheingau Germany wih Chef’s Choice Nigiri Sushi
Mizugashi – Dessert
Dassai 50 Junmai Daiginjo, Yamaguchi Japan with Yuzu Sorbet – House made yuzu citrus sorbet
TICKETS
A limited number of 30 tickets for Yuwa Japanese Cuisine’s Anniversary Dinner on Tuesday, October 23 are available for $99 per person plus taxes and gratuity. Tickets may be purchased by calling the restaurant at 604-731-9378 or online at TICKETS
ABOUT YUWA JAPANESE CUISINE | Tucked away in the heart of Vancouver’s West Side, Yuwa Japanese Cuisine is an elegant enclave where a creative homage to regional Japanese fare is complemented by one of the city’s best selections of artisan sake and wine. Led by Executive Chef Masahiro Omori and renowned Sake Sommelier and Co-Owner Iori Kataoka, Yuwa offers an inspired approach to the traditional kaiseki style of dining where the very best local and seasonal ingredients are paired with consummate service, attention to detail and expert knowledge of fine wine and sake from around the world to provide a Zen culinary experience unlike any other. Formerly known as Zest Japanese Cuisine, Yuwa was newly christened in the fall of 2017 and quickly singled out as a finalist for Best New Restaurant at the 29th annual edition of the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards.2775 W 16th Ave, Vancouver BC V6K 3X5 | 604-731-9378 | Tuesday – Sunday 5 – 10 p.m.
